TY - BOOK AU - Lindsay M Jaacks AU - KM Venkat Narayan AU - Karen R Siegel AU - David A Watkins AU - Melissa Burroughs Pena AU - Robert Peck AU - Christine Ngaruiya AU - Olivia Manders AU - Kasia J Lipska AU - Racquel E Kohler AU - Sandeep P Kishore AU - Douglas C Heimburger AU - Mohammed K Ali AU - John Bartlett AU - Gerald S Bloomfield AU - William Checkley AU - Thomas A Gaziano TI - Global noncommunicable disease research: opportunities and challenges SN - Online I PY - 2015////11/3 CY - Mwanza, Tanzania: PB - American College of Physicians &, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] N2 - Abstract: Opportunities for collaboration on global noncommunicable disease (NCD) research across international borders and scientific disciplines are increasingly available, coinciding with globalization of science and an unprecedented interest in global health among U.S. students, clinicians, and early-career investigators (1). However, challenges to developing and funding a global NCD research agenda remain. In September 2014, researchers representing 41 institutions, including universities, government agencies, private companies, journals, and foundations in the United States met to discuss the challenges and identify opportunities for moving forward on a global NCD research agenda. Four action items emerged from this conference UR - https://doi.org/10.7326/M15-1068 ER -